サイサキ – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: Reol

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Japanese music with Reol's electrifying track, "サイサキ" (Saisaki). This song is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the language through its engaging lyrics and dynamic sound. You'll encounter contemporary Japanese vocabulary and phrasing, particularly in its rap and pop elements. The energetic rhythm and clear delivery make the lyrics accessible, while the powerful message of hope and self-discovery offers a deeper connection to the culture. Learn what makes this song special as you follow Reol's journey of breaking new ground and embracing the future.

[English]

REOL - SaiSaki

Lyrics: Reol Music: Reol

Heading towards an unseen happiness

I've just started walking now

On the way to somewhere, towering skyscrapers

I look up so much it hurts my neck

Since we're strangers who don't know each other

I want to get involved with you

Just like having dinner every night

I thought it would continue unchanged

Gum tape stuck around my mouth, spinning in circles

Repeating phrases, a habit to skip them

I can only ever speak the truth, always

And I’m so egocentric

You know this, right?

It's too early for it to end

Packing my bags, leaving this place

I want to see you, I want to hope some more

Ah, flowing through my blood

Even if crying won't change anything

Still, I pray I want to change it

Breaking the desolation, ending this now

I'm weak and indecisive, but

My most sincere ally is always

My past self, I know it well

Before I fall apart, I’ll carve my path

There’s nothing to fear

Flowers fall again to make success bloom

Let's fulfill the promises we turned inside out

Wrapped in cigarette smoke that drifts around

Kick away even your giving up

No matter how many times I get hit or cursed at

Your words fall short of fulfilling me

Spray gasoline, right now, let's go

Climb on instinct, keep going

It feels like we've come to a point of no return

The ever-changing loveable Tokyo

Unknown yesterday, people, thoughts, eras

Chaotic, longing to meet unshaped expressions

I want to overturn the expected future

With just one century of life or less

What can I do? What can I protect?

I wonder how many more there are

Even if crying won't change anything

If I still wish to change it

What will change? Will anything change?

The one who makes the move is always

No one, the unavoidable one

Because I know I am here now

Before I fall apart, I’ll connect us

Ride the rapid train to Tamagawa, transfer at Marunouchi

Such a selfish way of living

You’re probably the same, right?

Happy ending, with no strings attached

The ideals I can never fully realize no matter how many years pass

Looking ahead to an unstable tomorrow

For now, I’ll get through today with a kiss

Congenital mismatch

About 130 million feelings of inferiority alive within me

Please, I want to hold these and end it

High-tone Les Paul

I love you in bed

We can meet again, cross paths again

If only such happiness could last

Even if crying won't change anything

Because I still wish to change it

Please

Even if I struggle and it doesn’t reach you, still

Because words are all we have

I will keep singing

Even if crying won't change anything

Because I still wish to change it

Breaking the desolation, ending this now

I'm weak and indecisive, but

My most sincere ally is always

My past self, I know it well

Before I fall apart, I’ll carve my path

There’s nothing to fear

There’s nothing at all

[Japanese]

REOL - サイサキ

作詞: Reol 作曲: Reol

♪ 未だ見ない幸先へと ♪

♪ 僕は只今あるき出したところ ♪

♪ 至るまでの途上 超高層ビル ♪

♪ 見上げすぎて首が痛いな ♪

♪ 見ず知らずの他人同士だから ♪

♪ あなたと関わり合いたい ♪

♪ 毎晩とる食事のようにただただ ♪

♪ 変わることなく続くと思ってた ♪

♪ ぐるぐる貼られる口にガムテープ ♪

♪ ダブるフレーズ トばす癖 ♪

♪ 僕はいつでも本当しか言えないし ♪

♪ とてもエゴイスティック ♪

♪ 知ってるだろ ♪

♪ 終わるには早すぎるから ♪

♪ 荷物まとめて此処を出る ♪

♪ 会いたい 期待したいまだ ♪

♪ ああ 僕の血を通ってる ♪

♪ 泣いても変えられないとしても ♪

♪ それでも変えたいと願うのは ♪

♪ 虚脱を壊す 今終わらす ♪

♪ 薄志弱行な僕は ♪

♪ 誰より誠実な味方はいつも ♪

♪ 過去の自分と知ってるから ♪

♪ この身くたばる前に穿つ ♪

♪ 怖いことなどない ♪

♪ また実らすため花ゆり落ちて ♪

♪ 裏返るあの日の約束を果たそう ♪

♪ 漂う煙草の煙に巻かれた ♪

♪ 君の諦めすら蹴り上げる ♪

♪ 何度殴られ罵られたって ♪

♪ 君の言葉の掛目には満たない ♪

♪ ガソリンを撒け さあ今すぐに ♪

♪ 本能に跨っていけよ ♪

♪ 引き返せないところまで来たみたい ♪

♪ 諸行無常 愛すべき東京 ♪

♪ 見知らぬ昨日、人、思想、時代 ♪

♪ 乱雑無章 出会いたい表情 ♪

♪ 覆したい予想通りの先 ♪

♪ たった一世紀無い命で ♪

♪ できること 守れるもの ♪

♪ あと幾つあるんだろう ♪

♪ 泣いても変えられないとしても ♪

♪ それでも変えたいと願うなら ♪

♪ 何が変わる？何か変わる？ ♪

♪ 手を下すのはいつも ♪

♪ 誰でもない逃げられない ♪

♪ 今此処にいる自分と知ってるから ♪

♪ この身くたばる前に繋ぐ ♪

♪ 急行の田都で丸ノ内乗って ♪

♪ なんて身勝手な生活 ♪

♪ 君だってそうでしょう ♪

♪ 手放しでハッピーエンド ♪

♪ 何年使ってもなりきれない理想 ♪

♪ 不安定な明日を見越して ♪

♪ とりあえず今日をキスで凌ごう ♪

♪ 先天性のズレ ♪

♪ およそ1.3億息づいた劣等感を ♪

♪ どうか抱きしめて終わりたい ♪

♪ ハイトーン レスポール ♪

♪ ベッドに君が好き ♪

♪ また会える 巡り会える ♪

♪ そんな幸先なら ♪

♪ 泣いても変えられないとしても ♪

♪ それでも変えたいと願うから ♪

♪ どうか ♪

♪ 足掻いても伝わらないよそれでも ♪

♪ 僕らには言葉しかないから ♪

♪ 歌い続けるよ ♪

♪ 泣いても変えられないとしても ♪

♪ それでも変えたいと願うのは ♪

♪ 虚脱を壊す 今終わらす ♪

♪ 薄志弱行な僕は ♪

♪ 誰より誠実な味方はいつも ♪

♪ 過去の自分と知ってるから ♪

♪ この身くたばる前に穿つ ♪

♪ 怖いことなどない ♪

♪ 何一つないよ ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
幸先(さいさき) /saisaki/ B2	noun - auspicious start; good omen
歩き出す(あるきだす) /aɾɯki da̠sɯ/ A2	verb - to start walking; to set out
超高層ビル(ちょうこうそうビル) /t͡ɕoːkoːsoː biɾɯ/ B1	noun - skyscraper
首(くび) /kɯ̟ᵝbi/ A1	noun - neck
食事(しょくじ) /ʃokɯ̟ᵝd͡ʑi/ A2	noun - meal
続く(つづく) /t͡sɯzɯkɯ/ A2	verb - to continue; to last
癖(くせ) /kɯ̟ᵝse/ B1	noun - habit (often bad); mannerism
本当(ほんとう) /hoꜜntoː/ A1	noun - truth; reality adjective - real; true
終わる(おわる) /o̞waɾɯ/ A1	verb - to end; to finish
荷物(にもつ) /nimo̞t͡sɨ/ A2	noun - luggage; baggage; package
血(ち) /t͡ɕi/ A1	noun - blood
過去(かこ) /kako/ A2	noun - past
煙(けむり) /kemɯɾʲi/ B1	noun - smoke
言葉(ことば) /kotoꜜba/ A1	noun - language; word
本能(ほんのう) /hoꜜnnoː/ B2	noun - instinct

Key Grammar Structures

• 未だ見ない幸先へと

  ➔ 未だ + verb in negative form / 未だ + verb in affirmative form

  ➔ "未だ" indicates that something is still not happening or not completed yet.

• 僕は只今あるき出したところ

  ➔ は / ところ

  ➔ The particle "は" marks the topic, and "ところ" indicates the current moment or state.

• 見上げすぎて首が痛いな

  ➔ Verb stem + すぎる

  ➔ The suffix "すぎる" expresses excessiveness or doing something too much.

• 過去の自分と知ってるから

  ➔ と / から

  ➔ The particle "と" links nouns or quotes, while "から" indicates reason or cause.

• 泣いても変えられないとしても

  ➔ ても / ならてもし

  ➔ "ても" expresses concession, meaning "even if" or "despite."

• 何度殴られ罵られたって

  ➔ たって / ても

  ➔ "たって" or "ても" show concession or contrast, emphasizing persistence despite circumstances.

• いくら~ても

  ➔ いくら + negative verb / ても

  ➔ "いくら" indicates "no matter how much" or "however much," used with "ても" to show that the action remains unaffected by the extent.